Nation + world: Bubba Watson only top seed left at Match Play Championship

One day after Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods went home, more top seeds followed Friday in the Accenture Match Play Championship until Masters champion Bubba Watson was the only seed from the top 10 remaining at Dove Mountain in Marana, Ariz.

And even that wasn't easy.

Watson, the No. 8 seed, missed two straight putts from 5 feet that would have won the match before he put away Jim Furyk in 22 holes. It was the first time since this World Golf Championship began in 1999 that only one top-10 seed was left after two rounds.

Luke Donald, the No. 3 seed who birdied his last two holes Thursday to win his opening match, didn't know what hit him Friday. Scott Piercy won the first three holes, then holed out from 221 yards with a four-iron on the fifth hole and was on his way. He won, 7 and 6, to give Donald his worst loss in this event.

More golf: Stacey Lewis shot a three-under 69 to keep her three-stroke lead after the second round of the LPGA Thailand. Thai teenager Ariya Jutanugarn shot a bogey-free 66 to move into second place.

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A South African court released Oscar Pistorius on bail ahead of his trial over the shooting death of his girlfriend. Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair agreed to bail but expressed doubts about Pistorius' story. Questions hound the Paralympian about what happened when he opened fire in his home and killed Reeva Steenkamp.

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Nation + world: Bubba Watson only top seed left at Match Play Championship

Golf One day after Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods went home, more top seeds followed Friday in the Accenture Match Play Championship until Masters champion Bubba Watson was the only seed from the top